Pithy latin sayings

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Pithy latin sayings

With all of the Latin and Greek taglines, I thought I'd post a few I found on the net. Enjoy,. Sorry about the lack of a 'TAB' key, but separating the saying from the translation is not really that tough.

"So, you've suddenly found that you need to say a few choice words in Latin. Here are the phrases1, with handy English translations.

Veni, Vedi, Vici. Julius Caesar - I came, I saw, I conquered.
Plutarch reports that he "gave Amantius, a friend of his at Rome, an account of this action", whereas Suetonius says "In his Pontic triumph he displayed among the show-pieces of the procession an inscription of but three words, "I came, I saw, I conquered".

Oh, well,

Originally Posted by Pistology

Yours and James Bond's.

Veni, Vedi, Vici. Julius Caesar - I came, I saw, I conquered.
Plutarch reports that he "gave Amantius, a friend of his at Rome, an account of this action", whereas Suetonius says "In his Pontic triumph he displayed among the show-pieces of the procession an inscription of but three words, "I came, I saw, I conquered".

I was close! Sorta'. Ol' Alex was Greek, afterall. Or Macedonian, I dunno'.

"I pledge allegiance to the war banner of the united states of Totalitaria. And to the Republic, which no longer stands, several bankers, who are now god, indivisible, with Bernanke bucks and credit for all."

Probably the most famous Latin (yes the "L" should be capitailized) is "Veni, Vedi, Veci". Anyone care to guess what it means and who said it? BTW, in Latin the "V" is pronounced like a "W".

I came, I saw, I conquered......

4 years of latin back in good ole h.s. I can't believe I used to be able to sight read the aeneid and other classics. My instructor had a few books that had some interesting phrases and even showed some curse words.

"I pledge allegiance to the war banner of the united states of Totalitaria. And to the Republic, which no longer stands, several bankers, who are now god, indivisible, with Bernanke bucks and credit for all."